Publisher's Synopsis
The aged are receiving special attention at a rate that is unprecedented in human history as a result of demographic changes, particularly changes in age distribution patterns. The growing senior population presents many obstacles to modern cultures and new social issues, among which the problem of abuse is just one and is still not widely acknowledged in our society.
this article aims to define and comprehend what elder abuse is, its prevalence, explanatory theories of the phenomena, and propose a generic model for the evaluation of elder abuse
